Progressivism, Progressives, Progressive Era - the term used for individuals (specifically: Americans) who thought the nation's most urgent issues were to impose order on the growing chaos and to curb industrial society's most glaring injustices.
- Belief in making improvements to government and society
- A political/social attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform ( usually seen as an opposition to conservative outlooks/ideaologies )
The progressive impulse created a period of political + social innovation. From the late 19th-century until at least the end of WWI. It is a response to the modern day hardships + corruptions that surrounded them.
President: Teddy Roosevelt (Progressive)
Caption: One Sees his Finish Unless Good Government Retakes the Ship
Progressive movement advertisement against monopolies, of which they believed had a negative affect on American markets
The first scribble map is pretty good, but I worked a lot better with the Google Map below because I had a little more experience using it. You'll notice that the Google Map below has descriptions with lengthier text, links, and images.
1/28/2011
Chapter 21 + 22: Top Concerns within those chapters - The Rise of Progressivism + Battle for National Reform
Issues:
Problems:
Reform Efforts + Accomplishments
Political Corruption + Democratization
corrupt among railroad barons urban political machines
Muckrakers
Urban Housing Conditions
crowded immigrant neighborhoods of American cities = unhealthy environment
Settlement House Movement
Women's Rights + Opportunities
challenged traditional gender roles; women weren't ebing paid enough, couldn't vote, hold public office, etc
General Federation of Women's Clubs,Women's Trade Union League, 19th Amendment
African Americans: Rights + Opportunities
white progressives neglected to address the issues regarding African American rights; they were discriminated against very often + not given many opportunities to change their lives
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Governance:
city governments proved completely unable to deal with the effects of a destructive tidal wave in 1900
Commission Plan, City-Manager Plan
Alcohol Consumption + Abuse
Women and children faced many forms of abuse due to the men around them that consumed too much alcohol
Temperance Crusade, 18th Amendment
Occupational expertise + professional standards
Industries needed: managers, technicians + accountants as well as workers; Cities needed: commercial, medical, legal + educational services
American Medical Association, National Association of Manufacturers
Statehouse Progressivism:
state-level progressives thought the state governments were unfit to answer society's needs
Initiative + Referendum, Direct Primary + Recall
Food + Drugs
dangerous + ineffective medicines sold; impure meat being sold
Pure Food and Drug Act
Environmental Conservation
some (naturalists) were still concerned about protecting the natural beauty of the land and the health of its wildlife from human instrusion
Roosevelt helped expand the National Forest System; creation of national parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Mount Rainier
Chapter 21: The Rise of Progressivism
1/19/2011
Progressivism, Progressives, Progressive Era - the term used for individuals (specifically: Americans) who thought the nation's most urgent issues were to impose order on the growing chaos and to curb industrial society's most glaring injustices.
- Belief in making improvements to government and society
- A political/social attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform ( usually seen as an opposition to conservative outlooks/ideaologies )
The progressive impulse created a period of political + social innovation. From the late 19th-century until at least the end of WWI. It is a response to the modern day hardships + corruptions that surrounded them.
Chapter 21 Questions:
1/20/2011
Scribble/Google Maps Assignment:
The first scribble map is pretty good, but I worked a lot better with the Google Map below because I had a little more experience using it. You'll notice that the Google Map below has descriptions with lengthier text, links, and images.
1/28/2011
Chapter 21 + 22: Top Concerns within those chapters - The Rise of Progressivism + Battle for National Reform
Issues:
Problems:
Reform Efforts + Accomplishments